August 15, 2010, Sunday

For decades, some university endowments, pension funds and other big investors have put part of their money to work buying large tracts of timberland. Now, novices are also being invited to play in the woods.

December 8, 2009, Tuesday

The timber developer Weyerhaeuser posted better-than-expected results on Friday, largely as a result of cost-cutting, as sales fell in all of its units. The company said the slump in the housing industry continued to hurt its performance, and that...